WUWM News

Project RETURN is an organization that helps formerly incarcerated people return to the community. For the first time in its 45-year history, the organization is providing housing.

Student journalists at UW-Milwaukee spent a semester investigating cases of missing people of color in Milwaukee, and now they’re sharing what they have learned.

Last Friday’s heated argument at the White House between President Donald Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy helped prompt another pro-Ukraine rally in downtown Milwaukee on Sunday. The rally drew roughly 250 people in support of Ukraine.

Trowbridge is one of four MPS campuses to be tested for elevated lead levels in paint, but it’s the first to actually be closed by the health department.

Last week, Wisconsin Sen. LaTonya Johnson addressed the large racial disparities impacting Black Wisconsinites.

Milwaukee Recreation’s 20th Annual Daddy/Daughter Dance brought hundreds of families downtown for the celebration.

The state is supposed to receive $62 million for the program. But the Trump White House is taking another look at the funding.

Milwaukee-area residents with strong ties to Ukraine are commenting on last week’s peace talks between the U.S. and Russia that President Donald Trump says are aimed at ending the Russia-Ukraine war.

Black and brown moms, and birthing people in Milwaukee, have some of the worst birthing outcomes in the nation. Even being pregnant can come with danger. But there are an abundance of birth workers that cater their services directly to these demographics.

Managing water — or attempting to — in our urban and rural areas is a complicated task. That includes controlling stormwater, treating wastewater and managing farm fields to reduce runoff into rivers, lakes and streams. Wisconsin’s erratic winter weather is making those efforts tougher.